Following a third day of continued improvement, the WKU women's golf team posted their best team round of the spring, shooting a 303, to finish with a 68-over 932 (321-308-303) and in 14th place at the Kiawah Island Classic.

The WKU Baseball team climbed back to .500 with a three-game sweep over Southern Illinois last weekend and aims to keep the momentum rolling at Nick Denes Field Tuesday as it plays host to Belmont at 3 p.m. (CT).

After winning their first home match of the season, the WKU women's tennis team lost 4-1 to Middle Tennessee on Sunday in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Lady Toppers are now 3-4 on the season and 0-1 in Conference USA play.

WKU redshirt sophomore Kendall Noble has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week and freshman Tashia Brown has been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the league offices on Monday. It is the first time that the Lady Toppers have swept the league honors this season.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As part of WKU's Hilltoppers with Heart initiative, several WKU Football players, including Forrest Coleman, Matt Nord, Max Halpin, Ricardo Singh, Forrest Lamp, Blair Vaughan, Stephon Brown, Dejon Brown, D'Von Isaac and Mitchell Henry, were at Bowling Green Ball Park last week to participate in the annual "Stand for Children Day 2014." The group signed autographs for over 1,500 kids at the event, getting the...

Did I ever mention my son played football? It's difficult to write that in the past tense.My son played youth league, then middle school, then high school, then college football. He just finished his college career this past November, 2013. The memories, the stories, the laughter, the tears, the LIFE that was experienced during that time is more than I can write. We lived it, slept it, ate it, and breathed it. Vacations weren't taken,...

Bailey Cosby is a senior at Allen County Scottsville High School. Cosby has a leukemia-like blood disease that is extremely rare. There are only four known cases. She currently has transfusions once a week after previously having had to receive one on a monthly basis. Because of her condition she was told by doctors that she could not attend her senior prom this past weekend. On Saturday evening, many traditional activities associted with prom were brought to her. Led...

Several WKU players hope their NFL dreams come true this weekend during the NFL Draft and the ensuing free agent rush that follows. WKU players are finding great success in the early stages of WKU's transition to the FBS. WKU completed its fifth year in the FBS in 2013, having won at least seven games in year two, three and four. Last season, three former Hilltoppers earned NFL opportunities.Quanterus Smith was a fifth round selection of...

Life for a student-athlete can get busy with practice, school work, games and so much more. However, many of the student-athletes on The Hill find time in their schedule to give back to the Bowling Green community, and that's what the WKU softball team has been doing this season.Most recently, the Lady Toppers kicked off their "Big Red's Readers" program. The initiative is an extension of a program that WKU softball assistant coach K.C. Boldt...

As part of WKU's Hilltoppers with Heart initiative, members of the WKU Cheerleading Squads and Dance Team came out to support the annual "Take your Son or Daughter to Work Day" on campus on April 24. The team conducted activities with the kids to learn how to cheer and to learn basic dance moves....

Over the last three days, the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation offices have been filled by student-athletes, as WKU took the time to say thank you to all its supporters with a Thank-A-Thon. From 4-8 p.m. each day, student-athletes have been on the phones thanking those members in the HAF for their support. After Wednesday's final calls, 57 student-athletes called approximately 2,000 members, thanking them for their support. The student-athletes wouldn't have the opportunity to compete on...

As part of WKU's Hilltoppers with Heart Initiative, ten members of the WKU Football team attended the "Area 5 Special Olympics Spring Games" at Bowling Green High School, showing their support to participants in the events on April 12. Members of the WKU Volleyball team also visited Jody Richards Elementary to read and visit with the kids. Here are two photos from their visit: On Monday, April 12, students from Metcalfe County Schools visited WKU as part...

As part of WKU's Hilltoppers with Heart initiative, members of the WKU Men's Basketball team and staff went to the Boys and Girls Club in Glasgow, KY for their Boys and Girls Club Celebration Week last week. The team played games with the kids inside the club and then took part in their annual member walk around downtown Glasgow. ...

As part of WKU's Hilltoppers with Heart initiative, members of the WKU Softball, Soccer and Football teams visited Jody Richards Elementary School between March 24-26 and participated in the March Mad Science Bowl activities. The March Mad Science Bowl is held during the month of March to review content that students learned in science class. One of the goals of the program is for students to recognize that the characteristics that an athlete puts forth to both...